If the Tenryu was still at its original speed, perhaps no one on both sides of the artillery could help him, but as his speed slowed down, the situation was completely different...

Almost in the blink of an eye, a large number of bullets and rain have covered the waters where the Draco is located. Although a considerable number of shells were missed, and even a few were deviated from the distance of mysteries, even the remaining rounds were enough to paralyze the Draco...

And the slower the Draco, the more likely it is to be hit by shells...

After noticing this, the officer who had just made the move couldn't help but exhale.

In his early years, he was the most powerful gunner in the 7th Division of the Wehrmacht, and during the outbreak of World War I, he even participated in the Chinese Expeditionary Force to fight in Europe. And because of his repeated meritorious services in the process of participating in the war, he was awarded several medals by the French government and the British government, and finally with the culture he learned in the army, he was promoted to the battalion commander of the artillery unit, which is already very rare for a soldier without any cultural level...

Merely...

If he was a gunner with amazing gunnery in his early years, then since he became an officer, he has rarely been trained in this area, and even his gunnery has regressed a lot.

If it weren't for the artillery under his command just now, it was always difficult to hit the Draco one by one, he wouldn't have pushed the gunner to come by himself.

But to be honest, even if he is himself, he is not very sure whether he can hit or not. After all, he hadn't touched it in a long time. Who can guarantee that he will have the same amazing artillery skills as he used to be?

At least every time he looks in the mirror, he feels like so...

That's right. His muscles are still strong and strong, but in Europe, his body will only be much stronger than it is now...

And the result of the first shot he fired. It seems that from a certain point of view, it can be regarded as confirming his thoughts―――――― which is off.

It's just that the deflected cannonball only aroused his confidence.

Because he found that although his artillery skills had regressed a lot, the regression of Cheng Dù seemed to be far less than he imagined. At least in his prediction, his own shell would either hit or fall far away from the Draco. Who wants to...

And after having the accuracy of this shot, he also became very confident and guided the direct hit of the second shot.

And after the shell hits. The cheers and admiring eyes of the subordinates behind him also made the officer's heart very happy.

Merely...

Just when he wanted to do such a miracle a few more times, so that several other destroyers in the river would repeat the same mistakes, those few shells. But almost all of them fell next to the ship with a large or small deviation. In the end, more than ten shots were fired, and almost not even a single shot was hit, which naturally made the officer extremely embarrassed...

Especially those sights that look from behind...

However, he obviously didn't know that the previous first shot was actually his luck, so the talent was not too outrageous. And it is precisely because of the incentive of this performance that he directly led to his luck value and other equal values, and the second shot directly hit the Tianlong.

Just wait until he's going to do it again. His luck seems to have run out...

At least one thing, he wasn't wrong. That is to become an officer. After no longer needing to touch the barrel every day like a soldier, his gunnery has dropped very much.

Although it is not impossible for him to recover to his original level if he is willing to spend a little more time, this is definitely not the case. Even if he once hit a super-level shot, it can't change the status quo of his level of strict zhòng.

So after the success of the second shot, he was soon beaten back to his original form...

But despite this, he had at least done one thing, and that was to severely damage the Draco, and even that alone could put him on the credit books...

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On the Datong River, as the speed of the Tenryu fell, this Japanese cutting-edge cruiser had almost become a living target, and most of the gunners almost aimed their guns at this warship with the strongest military value on the Datong River.

Under the siege of artillery on both sides of the strait, although at the beginning, the Tianlong also carried out some counterattacks to a greater or lesser extent, but after receiving more than ten guns, the entire cruiser could only be regarded as an iron hull floating on the river, and the buildings on the deck were almost swept away, not to mention the naval guns on the deck.

No matter who it seems, this so-called cutting-edge cruiser can no longer escape the fate of sinking.

Therefore, after continuing to fire a few shots as if venting their anger, the artillery on both sides of the strait began to shift their targets and concentrated their firepower on several destroyers behind the Tianlong.

These destroyers are on the Datong River, and because of their size and power, their maneuverability is even higher than that of the Tianlong, so the difficulty of hitting is much higher. This is also the reason why Gu Anshan wanted to fight the Shen Tianlong first.

However, perhaps because of the encounter with the Tenryu, which brought too much excitement to the ships behind, or for some other reason, soon, a destroyer was hit by a cannonball.

If the 150mm caliber shells brought only heavy damage to the cruiser, then for the destroyer, whose displacement was less than a third of the Tenryu, it would mean a catastrophe ...

And the qiē in front of you just means the beginning of the disaster...

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Although the Japanese ships in the river still want to deal with those transport ships, even if it is at their own price. But after the loss of the Draco, their forward momentum was greatly affected, and they could no longer show the indomitable momentum they had originally...

And the continuous shelling around them also caused them heavy casualties...

At this time, whatever else they want to do. It's all in vain ...

This was especially true after the destroyers were hit one after another, and after about ten minutes, there were still a few destroyers floating on the river. But it has become a burning torch. And the target who was originally pursued by them has fled into the depths of the Datong River at this time...

Although one of the seven transport ships was sunk under the pursuit of the Japanese ships, for Gu Anshan, for the 17th Army and the 33rd Army, this result was already very good.

But...

There is also a problem, and that is those Japanese ships that have sunk.

Although not every Japanese ship was sunk to the bottom of the river. There are a few others floating on the river, but judging from their torch-like posture, they basically don't have to worry about them posing any threat to the Wehrmacht.

"Anyway," he looked at the Japanese ships on the river. Gu Anshan frowned slightly, and then immediately ordered. "Find a way to get the few ships that haven't sunk to the side, and also, those that have sunk to the bottom first, take a look at the situation. Let's see if there will be any impact on shipping. If there is, find a way to move it, if you can't get out of the way..."

Saying this, Gu Anshan couldn't do anything, after all, he was in the army, and he didn't know much about the navy. Being able to sink those few pursuing Japanese ships was already the best he could do.

On the other hand, the results obtained by the artillery units. The guò telegram soon reached Pyongyang. After learning that the transport fleet was pursued by the Japanese and finally sank one. Although at the beginning, after a period of silence, the 17th Army soon sent a commendation telegram to Gu Anshan―――――― of course, the sinking of a transport ship is definitely a big loss for the 17th Army, which has run out of ammunition and food, but on the other hand, in the case of nearly ten Japanese ships pursuing, it is already a very remarkable achievement to be able to sink the pursuing Japanese ship coefficient and at the same time only lose one transport ship.

No one can criticize this achievement.

So, it seems that the Seventeenth Army has nothing to do other than commendation ...

No...

And maybe some...

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In Pyongyang, Gao Wenshan, together with several division commanders and other senior officers, came to the pier in Pyongyang to watch the transport ship that had just arrived.

Even though it was still dark, even with the naked eye, it was possible to see how many scars there were on the bodies of these transport ships.

Most of the transport ships were scarred, and two even had flames burning when they arrived at the docks in Pyongyang.

This scene, even if Gao Wenshan and they didn't see it with their own eyes, they can imagine how tragic the fierce battle in Gu Anshan's telegram was...

However, in any case, the transport ship has finally arrived, which is definitely a happy event for Gao Wenshan to celebrate, because they have brought the most urgently needed supplies for the Seventeenth Army at the moment...

Just when Gao Wenshan and several division commanders were happy, standing aside, Gao Wenshan's old buddy and partner, the chief of staff of the 17th Army, spoke softly on the side. "Supplies have already arrived, and although there are only six ships, it seems to be enough for us to use for a while. Not long ago, the news from the 33rd Army that it was about to be unable to hold on, should we let them withdraw first? ”

For all this time, he had been paying close attention to the situation on the side of the 33rd Army, and any movement on the side of the 33rd Army also made him tremble, because he had no idea that the 33rd Army would collapse.

Although at this time, the 17th Army had already built an extraordinary fortification on the outskirts of Pyongyang. The offense may be insufficient, and the defense is definitely more than enough, but even so, it would be a pity if the 33rd Army was sacrificed.

What's more, during this period of time, the 33rd Army has always undertaken the most stressful task among them, and in order to ensure that they can capture Pyongyang, the 33rd Army has handed over more than half of the ammunition on its body to the 17th Army.

If this were not the case, the XVII Army would simply not have been able to hold out until now.

It is precisely because of this that the whole of the 17th Army is full of gratitude to the 33rd Army, which has always undertaken the task of blocking the attack―――――― after going through some things during this time, even the most arrogant people in the 17th Army know very well how difficult it is to fight without ammunition, compared to them. The situation with the Thirty-Third Army was clearly one of the most difficult ...

Hearing the chief of staff say this, the others were slightly stunned, as if they remembered the matter of the 33rd Army. On the other hand, Gao Wenshan couldn't help but nod after hearing these words.

"That's right, the 33rd Army has indeed lasted too long, it's really hard for them, and now it really shouldn't continue to let them hold on..." How are the fortifications on the outskirts of Pyongyang being built now? Can it prevent the Japanese attack? ”

"No problem," Gao Wenshan began. I was some time ago. The people of Pyongyang have been mobilized to help build the fortifications, and the results have been very good. Nature. With these temporary fortifications alone, it seems that it will be difficult to block the Japanese attack, but now in the outer direction, there are also units of our army attacking the encirclement formed by the Japanese army. Therefore, the Japanese army simply could not devote all its forces. That way, we don't have to worry about anything..."

"Pyongyang? North Korean people? "During this period of time, Gao Wenshan has been busy with other things, so he didn't notice it, so after hearing the words of the chief of staff, he suddenly seemed a little surprised." How could they possibly help? ”

When he entered the city, Gao Wenshan saw with his own eyes that the entire city had almost been burned to char by the bomber force. And the number of North Koreans who died in that gap. There are tens of thousands of people.

Most of these are North Koreans, although Gao Wenshan usually boasts that he is a very iron-blooded person. But this move is not particularly in favor, after all, he is a soldier, and the honor of a soldier does not need to be proved by the blood of civilians―――――― of course, if it is a resistance element, it is an exception, and resistance, such as guerrillas or something, should not usually be considered civilians.

It's just that they will benefit the most from the burning of Pyongyang, so it is not easy for Gao Wenshan to say anything, after all, if the 17th Army alone, it may be able to capture Pyongyang, but when it can be done, it is something that no one dares to guarantee, it is better than now, although there are more people who died, but all the dead are North Koreans.

Isn't there such a saying, dead friends don't die poor, that's it...

Having said that, Gao Wenshan didn't think that the North Koreans would take the initiative to help them, after all, they had done too many killings...

And after hearing Gao Wenshan's surprised tone and his expression, the chief of staff, who understood what he was thinking, said with a smile on the side. "Don't worry, I naturally have a way to get them to help..."

What's the solution? Gao Wenshan also thought of it, which was nothing more than coercion and temptation.

However, there is not much profit in the hands of the Wehrmacht now, so what can be done is nothing more than coercion. For example, threatening the North Koreans with what to do to them if they don't cooperate...

As you can imagine, it's usually just such a routine...

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This is indeed the case, and what the chief of staff came up with is indeed a coercive routine.

First, a part of the soldiers were sent to gather all the Korean people in the city, and then, according to the wartime chances, the Korean people were divided into three categories: men and women, and the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Naturally, the man accepted the mobilization of the Seventeenth Army and began to do some physical labor. For example, to extinguish the fires involved in the city, or to build fortifications outside the city, or to make sense of the ruins in the city, or something.

Women are also very simple, they are also physical labor, but they are not dirty things, but only help the Wehrmacht to take care of sick and wounded soldiers, help with some meals, and take care of some of the lighter men.

As for the old, weak, sick and disabled, they were put aside, and they were not allowed to do anything, as long as they could live well―――――― in the final analysis, the Wehrmacht was not a Japanese army after all, and they would never do something too brutal as a last resort...

What's more, for burning the whole of Pyongyang and burning tens of thousands of North Koreans to death, Gao Wenshan didn't dare to say that he felt guilty in his heart, but he always felt a little uncomfortable.

On the other hand, after learning that the Chinese were the murderers who burned down their homes and relatives, the attitude of the North Koreans in Pyongyang towards the National Defense Forces naturally changed dramatically.

From the original look of the savior, it has become an extreme smoke disgust, and its disgust level is even higher than when it was for the Japanese.

On the other hand, under the coercion of the Wehrmacht, they did not have the ability to refuse, so they had to work hard according to the Wehrmacht's words. The fact that the fortifications on the outskirts of Pyongyang were able to be repaired in such a short time is also a credit that cannot be ignored ...

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"Anyway, since it has been repaired, let's quickly call the 33rd Army to withdraw..."After hearing the words of the chief of staff, after a deep groan, Gao Wenshan nodded.

And after hearing Gao Wenshan's order, the adjutant who had been on standby also hurriedly walked out, and then sent their long-awaited telegram to the 33rd Army.

After receiving the telegram, the 33rd Army, which was still carrying out the task of blocking the attack, immediately withdrew from the surrounding areas of Pyongyang. However, in order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army, they withdrew at night.

At the same time, Gao Wenshan was standing next to the dock, just watching the officers and men of his own troops, transporting boxes of materials from the transport ship.

These are all things that the 17th and 33rd armies need very much, such as ammunition for weapons, and medicines urgently needed for the wounded, etc., which are most needed at present.

With all this, Gao Wensan has the confidence to continue to hold Pyongyang. (To be continued......)